http://www.bangkokpost.com/news/politics/1171057/nla-passes-bill-to-tweak-sangha-act NLA passes bill to tweak Sangha Act The National Legislative Assembly passed in three straight readings Thursday a bill to amend the 1992 Sangha Act in what is seen as a move likely to diminish the chances of Somde...

The Sangharaja of Thailand is chosen by seniority. The current candidate, our abbot's preceptor, is simply the most senior monk on the council. Unlike many of the claims of the people here, the leading candidate for Supreme Patriarch wasnt nominated by the council because Dhammakaya used secret bra...

Why don't you ever share anything good about the Dhammakaya. Such as.... Because all cults, from Opus Dei to Scientology or Mormons, have a beautiful and benevolent side that makes them very alluring and seductive. e.g: I’VE HEARD THAT SCIENTOLOGISTS ARE DOING GOOD THINGS FOR SOCIETY. WHAT ARE SOME...

This is true btw. i have tried commenting on Bangkok Post and the Nation. You are free to try this out and test this for yourselves on all of the news articles coming out of Juntaland regarding Dhammakaya (ehippasiko). Particularly the big ones like Bangkok Post and the Nation, whose content is fre...

It is easy to understand why the Thai authorities are not rushing to nab the fugitive Dhammachayo. They must be very careful, because the members of the cult are eagerly trying to take a picture that may portray themselves as victims of police brutality. They want to become martyrs at the front page...

Latest Dhammakaya news: The DSI (Department of Special Investigation) suspends two officers over 40 million baht (1,130,000 $) bribe in connection with the Wat Dhammakaya embezzlement scandal of the Klongchan Credit Union Cooperative. That must be petty cash for them. :rolleye: http://www.bangkokpos...

If Venerable Ajahn Mun knew you were using his name to slander a Buddhist movement you might get the hammer. In that case, when we quote the Tipitaka and Vinaya in order to indicate wrongdoing (eg: claim false supernatural powers,distorting the teachings or use of money and luxury properties), are ...

Ajahn Mun and Ajahn Sao survived without all that billions of baht, luxury and glamour. https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/46804116/Thammakai_o1.jpg https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/46804116/Dhammakaya_Ladybird.jpg ______________________________________ Time for some Thai humor :smile: http://2b...

What happens now among Thai Buddhists who oppose Dhammakaya? Is there a large movement against them in Thailand? I live in a small rural village in northern thailand so my input has little meaning unless my small rural village is taken to be typical of small rural villages around thailand. No one h...

The Dhammakaya propaganda machinery, and the persistence of Dhammakayauncovered Editorial is incredible. It is evident that the Wikipedia page of the DSI has been entirely written by them :lol: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Department_of_Special_Investigation Most of the links at the References lea...

There are technical legal explanations (furthermore, his medical certificate had irregularities and it was proved by witnesses and pictures that he was not so sick as to not to move) but I’m not going to waste time elaborating it to someone that is shouting. Anyway, those technicalities on that par...

The Dhammakaya propaganda machinery, and the persistence of Dhammakayauncovered Editorial is incredible. It is evident that the Wikipedia page of the DSI has been entirely written by them :lol: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Department_of_Special_Investigation Most of the links at the References lead...

There are technical legal explanations (furthermore, his medical certificate had irregularities and it was proved by witnesses and pictures that he was not so sick as to not to move) but I’m not going to waste time elaborating it to someone that is shouting. Anyway, those technicalities on that part...

DSI claims they cant go to the temple because it is not proper legal procedure, thats just an excuse. Wait a minute. DSI can't go because its officers were blocked, no? And when they were allowed to enter, the abbot can't be found and nobody in the wat was helping. Are you trying to confuse us? The...

There is someone needed to pick Ajahn Punnadhammo on Tuesday 16 Augst Bhante Suddhaso To all NJ and NYC residents: If you can pick up Ajahn Punnadhammo (a visiting senior monk who will be teaching in NYC for several days) at the Newark airport on Tuesday afternoon, please let me know ASAP. Thank you...

You say that it is false to say that thai people mostly do not meditate! How would you know? What is the basis for your statement? I live here in thailand. My wife doesn't meditate and her brother doesn't and her sister doesn't and my deceised mother in law didn't and my neighbors don't and my neig...